First Presbyterian Church News (Clarksville, TN)

Cindy Curtis Johnson, her husband Glenn, and her children moved to Clarksville in 1991 and have called it HOME ever since.  In 2009, her son Brandon died.  Prior to his death, she thought she had endured tragedies but quickly realized, nothing else even came close to this tragedy.  She wrote a book which was published in 2011 titled:  “Turning Tragedy Into Hope”. Cindy will be sharing about how God has allowed her greatest tragedy to direct her path and give her a strength and courage she could have never imagined before.  She knows if God has done this for her, He can and will do the same for you.  Join her on her journey of healing and hope.

  Sunday, January 15, 2023 Second Sunday after Epiphany John 1:35–39 (ESV)  The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!” The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, “What are you seeking?” And they said to him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are you staying?” He said to them, “Come and you will see.” So they came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day, for it was about the tenth hour. Prayer prompt:  The thing about asking Jesus where he stays is that he doesn’t seem to stay in just one place.  In Matthew 8, Jesus says that foxes have their dens and birds their nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.  Jesus mostly spent his time with the poor, the outcasts, and sinners.  Pray today for Jesus to show you where he is staying, so that you may follow him into the 10,000 places

Events this Week Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, January 15 8:30 - 10:00 a.m. Coffee House (in Fellowship Hall) 9:00 a.m.  Women's Friendship Class (on 3rd Floor) Men's Brotherhood Class (on 3rd Floor) Conversations on the Front Porch (in the Chapel) Topic this Week: "Bringing back nuclear power/Ditching the income tax" The Trek Discussion Group (in Fellowship Hall) Childcare   (in the Playroom on 2nd Floor) Confirmation Class (in Library) 9:15 a.m. Choir Rehearsal (in Sanctuary) 10:00 a.m. Worship (in Sanctuary) Children's Church 11:00 a.m. (or after worship)   Young Adult Brunch (at The Mailroom) 6:00 p.m. Session Meeting (in Library) 6:00 p.m. Martin Luther King Unity Service (at Christ the Healer Church) Monday, January 16 ***Office, Learning Center, and Preschool Closed for Martin Luther King Day*** 4:30 p.m. Yoga (in Fellowship Hall) Tuesday, January 17 7:30 - 12:15 p.m. Coffee House (in Fellowship Hall) Wednesday, January 18 7:30 - 12:15 p.m. Co

  Prayers Please be in prayer this week for:   Amy Lee Bessie Costanza Clayton Bryant (student at Learning Center) Dick Pryor Dodie Render Don Atkins Don Beck Jackie Jones (Ann Waddle's best friend) Jane Coate Jay Bowland Joan Jenkins Joe Horton Joshua Ayres (Learning Center student) Kim Smith (Kitty Boaz's daughter) Leo Adames Lew Metts Libby and Ralph Stewart Melanie Cobb (Steve and Diane Miner's daughter) Michael Rowlands (college friend of Hannah Cruse) Nicole Williamson (Greg and Denice Williamson's daughter-in-law) Rayna & Joey Williamson The FPC Christian Ed Program Those affected by Covid-19 Those in Rwanda, South Sudan, and La Gonave Tommy Sallee (our fill-in security guard who needs continued prayers for healing) Wade Rudolph Please offer your condolences to: Lynda Basham upon the death of her father, Royce Chambliss. His funeral will be held at Austin and Bell Funeral Home in Pleasant View on Monday, Jan 16. Visitation from 11:00 to 2:00 and service at 2:

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Winter Planning Meeting  For Youth and Parents Sunday, January 22 at 4:00 p.m. Fellowship Hall   Families - You are invited to join and assist in creating a winter schedule and plans for our youth.  We will discuss youth trips such as snow tubing at Paoli Peaks and NaCoMe retreats, as well as Sunday and Wednesday night youth programming and how to best support and build our programming for FPC Youth.  Your input, support and ideas are vital to creating meaningful and purposeful programs for our middle and high school youth of First Presbyterian Church.   Please make every effort to attend this planning session with your teenager! 

 

Chapel Cinema Changing to Wednesdays Chapel Cinema at FPC is moving from Thursdays to  Wednesdays in order to coincide with our new Wednesday Family Fellowship program. Fellowship Hall doors will open at 5:00. Dinner at 5:15. Movie  screening at 6:00 p.m. in the Chapel. Film in January 2023 Our film for  January 25 is " All Saints," chronicling what happens when a small-town church on the verge of closing  in Smyrna, TN  meets a lively group of Burmese refugees.  Get more details, watch the trailer, and reserve your FREE tickets on Eventbrite !